<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In my opinion, values such as excellence, passion, and excellence are pertinent for smooth running. </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But, when trust is missing, it becomes difficult for any organization or entity to function. </span><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Consequently, in actualizing the best interest of AFRINIC, and what it means to everyone, I believe wherever anyone has erred can be resolved, and everyone can work hand in hand to ensure that the AFRINIC community grows stronger.</span></div><div><font color="#1d2228" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#1d2228" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Regards, </span></font></div><div><font color="#1d2228" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Valentine. </span></font></div><div><font color="#1d2228" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></font><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 16, 2021, at 0:11, rpd-request@afrinic.net wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Send RPD mailing list submissions to</span><br><span> rpd@afrinic.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit</span><br><span> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</span><br><span>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to</span><br><span> rpd-request@afrinic.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>You can reach the person managing the list at</span><br><span> rpd-owner@afrinic.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific</span><br><span>than "Re: Contents of RPD digest..."</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Today's Topics:</span><br><span></span><br><span> 1. Re: PDWG Co-Chairs Selection pursuant to Section 3.3 of CPM -</span><br><span> Status @ 9 April 2021 (Andu Abdulraqeeb)</span><br><span> 2. Updates and Code of Conduct (Eddy Kayihura)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>----------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Message: 1</span><br><span>Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:58:33 +0100</span><br><span>From: Andu Abdulraqeeb <olamideandu@gmail.com></span><br><span>To: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com></span><br><span>Cc: rpd List <rpd@afrinic.net></span><br><span>Subject: Re: [rpd] PDWG Co-Chairs Selection pursuant to Section 3.3 of</span><br><span> CPM - Status @ 9 April 2021</span><br><span>Message-ID:</span><br><span> <CAOkdfp9WGt3THinKNARcgiiqKjYvVm7=ycE6imVVfhsfkK4n2w@mail.gmail.com></span><br><span>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"</span><br><span></span><br><span>Dear all,</span><br><span> I agree with Owen. I believe we need to stick to the rules. Selecting</span><br><span>Co-chairs based on rules that did not reach consensus is not acceptable.</span><br><span>I also did not see an consensus in the selection process.</span><br><span>Thanks</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Tue, 13 Apr 2021, 19:34 Owen DeLong via RPD, <rpd@afrinic.net> wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>I do not consent to this.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>There is no basis for allowing this in the rules as written and no need to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>do this on an exceptional basis at this time.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If this is a desired outcome, it can be achieved by consensus of the PDWG</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>at the next meeting without requiring exceptional process.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please, let us follow the rules and do this through legitimate processes.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Owen</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Apr 9, 2021, at 11:56 , AFRINIC Policy Liaison <</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>policy-liaison@afrinic.net> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*[Fran?ais en bas]*</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Dear PDWG You embarked on the exercise at selecting two co-chairs to fill</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the vacancies in pursuance with Section 3.3 of the Consolidated Policy</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Manual. The situation @9th April 2021 is as follows : There is consensus</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>from the Working Group for the selection of two candidates, notably Mr</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Darwin da Costa and Mr Vincent Ngundi. The original task was to find</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>replacements for the two co-chairs to serve for terms that end by the 1st</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>AFRINIC PPM in June 2021 and 1st AFRINIC PPM in 2022 respectively. We have</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>noted a proposal for the two co-chairs to serve for terms that end by the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1st AFRINIC PPM in June 2022 and the 1st AFRINIC PPM in June 2023</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>respectively. What is required now from the PDWG is rough consensus on the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>term each co-chair will serve. RegardsPolicy Liaison Team ---- Cher PDWG,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Vous avez commenc? l?exercice de s?lection des Co-chairs selon la section</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>3.3 du Manuel consolid? des politiques. Voici la situation que nous</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>observons en ce 9 Avril 2021: Le PDWG a un consensus pour la s?lection de 2</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>candidats qui sont Mr. Darwin da Costa et Mr. Vincent Ngundi.La t?che</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>initiale ?tait de trouver des rempla?ants pour les deux copr?sidents pour</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>des mandats se terminant respectivement par le 1er PPM AFRINIC en juin 2021</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>et le 1er PPM AFRINIC en 2022. Nous avons not? une proposition pour les</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>deux copr?sidents de si?ger pour des mandats qui se terminent par le 1er</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>PPM AFRINIC en juin 2022 et le 1er PPM AFRINIC en juin 2023 respectivement.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Nous attendons un ?rough? consensus sur les termes que chaque co-chair</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>servira. Cordialement, Policy Liaison Team *</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>AFRINIC Policy Liaison.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w:www.afrinic.netfacebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>RPD mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>RPD@afrinic.net</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>RPD mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>RPD@afrinic.net</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span>-------------- next part --------------</span><br><span>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...</span><br><span>URL: <https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/attachments/20210415/b545b741/attachment-0001.html></span><br><span></span><br><span>------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Message: 2</span><br><span>Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:10:31 +0400</span><br><span>From: "Eddy Kayihura" <eddy@afrinic.net></span><br><span>To: <rpd@afrinic.net></span><br><span>Subject: [rpd] Updates and Code of Conduct</span><br><span>Message-ID: <039101d73209$7a5934c0$6f0b9e40$@afrinic.net></span><br><span>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"</span><br><span></span><br><span>Dear Colleagues,</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>I would like to make a few announcements and share a perspective on what we,</span><br><span>at AFRINIC, have been observing for some time.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>1. The onboarding of the Co-chairs has started and is progressing well.</span><br><span>It is planned to conclude mid next week and please expect a communication</span><br><span>from them late next week.</span><br><span>2. The Board passed a resolution yesterday to address the Appeal</span><br><span>Committee ToR challenge and let the committee to operate with the three</span><br><span>remaining members. <https://afrinic.net/board/meeting/2021#r606></span><br><span>(Resolution 202104.606)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>It is with deep concern that I read the email from Dr Abdulkarim Oloyede</span><br><span>including a personal attack on the honesty and integrity of our Policy</span><br><span>Liaison colleagues and I believe an apology is in order.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The 8th point of the Code of Conduct (VIII. Act in the best interests of the</span><br><span>AFRINIC community at all times.) has generally been overlooked and that I</span><br><span>wish to emphasize it with an illustrative fictive story.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Three friends have invested together into a restaurant business. They hired</span><br><span>a manager, who recruited a team to provide services in the new restaurant</span><br><span>that is successful very quickly. After some time, one of the shareholders</span><br><span>who often eats at the restaurant starts throwing food on the floor, breaking</span><br><span>windows and glasses at times and eventually slaps an employee.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>I guess that I do not need to go further in my story and you understand what</span><br><span>I am picturing here. We, at AFRINIC, are dedicated to serve you with the</span><br><span>utmost excellence, passion and integrity.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>As much as AFRINIC is a community-driven organization with openness</span><br><span>principles and bottom-up processes, for a smooth running of our proceedings</span><br><span>we all ought to abide by a basic code of conduct which is currently being</span><br><span><https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2021-March/004024.htm</span><br><span>l> reviewed and your contributions are welcome.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>We are all human and may err at times and I would like to remind you that</span><br><span>justified complaints about staff or even myself can either be channelled</span><br><span>through <mailto:ceo@afrinic.net> ceo@afrinic.net or through the</span><br><span>whistleblower portal at: <https://www.afrinic.net/whistleblowing></span><br><span>https://www.afrinic.net/whistleblowing. The Board has visibility on the</span><br><span>report about tickets raised through the external whistleblower system.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>We have observed lately different levels of breach of code of conduct on the</span><br><span>rpd list and remained silent for the sake of solving the unprecedented</span><br><span>situation in which we found ourselves. However, this one is too loud for us</span><br><span>to ignore it.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>For sanity?s sake, I call upon the Co-chairs to deal with the Code of</span><br><span>Conduct matter with the seriousness it requires.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards, </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Eddy Kayihura</span><br><span></span><br><span>CEO AFRINIC</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> ??????????????????.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Chers coll?gues,</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>J'aimerais faire quelques annonces et partager une perspective sur ce que</span><br><span>nous observons sur la liste RPD depuis un certain temps.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>1. L'int?gration des copr?sidents a commenc? et progresse bien. Il est</span><br><span>pr?vu qu'il se termine au milieu de la semaine prochaine et nous attendons</span><br><span>une communication de leur part ? la fin de la semaine prochaine.</span><br><span>2. Le conseil d'administration a adopt? hier une r?solution visant ? ce</span><br><span>que le comit? d'appel fonctionne avec les trois membres restants.</span><br><span><https://afrinic.net/board/meeting/2021#r606> (Resolution 202104.606)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>C'est avec une profonde pr?occupation que j'ai lu le courriel du Dr</span><br><span>Abdulkarim Oloyede, qui contenait une attaque personnelle contre l'honn?tet?</span><br><span>et l'int?grit? de nos coll?gues du Policy Liaison team. Je pense que ce mail</span><br><span>requiet des excuses de sa part.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Le huiti?me point du Code de conduite (VIII. Act in the best interests of</span><br><span>the AFRINIC community at all times) a g?n?ralement ?t? n?glig? et je</span><br><span>souhaite l'illustrer ? travers une histoire fictive.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Trois amis ont investi ensemble dans un restaurant. Ils ont engag? un</span><br><span>manager, qui a recrut? une ?quipe pour fournir des services dans le nouveau</span><br><span>restaurant qui conna?t un succ?s tr?s rapide. Au bout d'un certain temps,</span><br><span>l'un des actionnaires, qui mange souvent au restaurant, commence ? jeter de</span><br><span>la nourriture par terre, ? briser parfois des vitres et des verres et finit</span><br><span>par gifler un employ?.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Je suppose que je n'ai pas besoin d'aller plus loin dans mon histoire et que</span><br><span>vous comprenez mon dessin. A AFRINIC, nous sommes engag?s ? vous servir avec</span><br><span>excellence, passion et int?grit?.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Bien qu?AFRINIC soit une organisation ? caract?re communautaire, avec des</span><br><span>principes d'openness et des processus ascendants, pour le bon d?roulement de</span><br><span>nos activit?s, nous devrions tous nous conformer ? un code de conduite de</span><br><span>base qui est actuellement en cours de</span><br><span><https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2021-March/004024.htm</span><br><span>l> r?vision et vos contributions sont les bienvenues.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Nous sommes tous humains et nous pouvons parfois commettre des erreurs. Je</span><br><span>tiens ? vous rappeler que les plaintes justifi?es ? l'encontre du personnel</span><br><span>ou m?me de moi-m?me peuvent ?tre transmises ? ceo@afrinic.net</span><br><span><mailto:ceo@afrinic.net> ou au travers du portail whistleblower ?</span><br><span>l'adresse suivante : https://www.afrinic.net/whistleblowing. Le conseil</span><br><span>d'administration a une visibilit? sur le rapport concernant les tickets</span><br><span>soulev?s par le syst?me de d?nonciation externe.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Nous avons observ? derni?rement diff?rents niveaux de violation du code de</span><br><span>conduite sur la liste des RPD et nous avons gard? le silence afin de</span><br><span>r?soudre la situation sans pr?c?dent dans laquelle nous nous trouvions.</span><br><span>Cependant, celle-ci crie trop fort pour que nous puissions l'ignorer.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>En toute conscience, je demande aux co-pr?sidents de traiter la question du</span><br><span>code de conduite avec le s?rieux qu'elle requiert.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Cordialement, </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Eddy Kayihura</span><br><span></span><br><span>Directeur G?n?ral d'AFRINIC</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-------------- next part --------------</span><br><span>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...</span><br><span>URL: <https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/attachments/20210415/72873860/attachment.html></span><br><span></span><br><span>------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Subject: Digest Footer</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>RPD mailing list</span><br><span>RPD@afrinic.net</span><br><span>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>End of RPD Digest, Vol 175, Issue 144</span><br><span>*************************************</span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>